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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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